ABSTRACT

Intended for beginning graduate or advanced undergraduate students, this book provides a comprehensive review of research methods used in psychology and related disciplines. It covers topics that are often omitted in other texts including correlational and qualitative research and integrative literature reviews. Basic principles are reviewed for those who need a refresher. The focus is on conceptual issues – statistics are kept to a minimum. Featuring examples from all fields of psychology, the book addresses laboratory and field research. Chapters are written to be used independently, so instructors can pick and choose those that fit their course needs. Reorganized to parallel the steps of the research process, tips on writing reports are also provided. Each chapter features an outline, key terms, a summary, and questions and exercises that integrate chapter topics and put theory into practice. A glossary and an annotated list of readings are now included.

Extensively updated throughout, the new edition features a new co-author, Mary Kite, and:
• New chapters on qualitative research and content analysis and another on integrative literature reviews including meta-analysis, critical techniques for today’s research environment.
• A new chapter on exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis that addresses the use of path analysis and structural equation modeling.
• A new chapter on how to write a research report using APA style.
• Examples from cross-cultural and multi-cultural research, neuroscience, cognitive, and developmental psychology along with ones from social, industrial, and clinical psychology. 
• More on Internet research and studies.
• Greatly expanded Part 3 on research designs with chapters on true experiments, field research, correlational and single-case designs, content analysis, and survey and qualitative research.
• A website with PowerPoint slides for each chapter, a test bank with short answer and multiple choice questions, additional teaching resources, and the tables and figures from the book for Instructor’s and chapter outlines, suggested readings, and links to related web sites for students.

Intended as a text for beginning graduate and/or advanced undergraduate courses in research methods or experimental methods or design taught in psychology, human development, family studies, education, or other social and behavioral sciences, a prerequisite of undergraduate statistics and a beginning research methods course is assumed.

part |2 pages

Part 1. Introduction

chapter 1|28 pages

Behavioral Science

chapter 2|28 pages

Research Strategies: An Overview

part |2 pages

Part 2. Foundations of Research

chapter 5|34 pages

Formulating a Research Question

chapter 6|39 pages

Developing a Measurement Strategy

chapter 7|27 pages

The Internal Validity of Research

chapter 8|27 pages

The External Validity of Research

part |2 pages

Part 3. Research Designs

chapter 9|40 pages

True Experiments

chapter 10|30 pages

Field Research

chapter 11|27 pages

Correlational Designs

chapter 13|35 pages

The Single-Case Research Strategy

chapter 15|45 pages

Survey Research

part |2 pages

Part 4. Collecting and Interpreting Data

chapter 16|45 pages

Data Collection

chapter 17|27 pages

Interpreting Research Results

part |2 pages

Part 5. Special Topics

chapter 18|35 pages

Evaluation Research

chapter 19|32 pages

Literature Reviewing

chapter 20|40 pages

Writing Research Reports